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Mike James<\/strong> will play for Barcelona<\/strong> next season, with the Blaugrana reportedly closing a deal for the EuroLeague\u2019s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n

According to Mundo Deportivo<\/em>, James has signed the contract despite knowing that Xavi Pascual\u2019s<\/strong> continuity was not guaranteed. The Catalan coach is expected to join Dubai Basketball<\/strong>, but the deal for the Monaco guard remains completed.<\/p>\n

Barcelona had previously explored Sylvain Francisco and Jean Montero, but market difficulties pushed the club toward James, who already worked with Pascual at Panathinaikos and remains a high-level EuroLeague player.<\/p>\n

Last season with Monaco, James averaged 16.4 points, 6.5 assists and 19.1 PIR<\/strong>. After Moses Wright, Josh Nebo and Olivier Nkamhoua, Bar\u00e7a adds another major name to its new project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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